Commonwealth v. Kelson

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

Appellant, Morris J. Kelson, and his codefendant, A. J. Balter, were convicted on four bills of indictment charging conspiracy. Appellant was sentenced to not less than one or more than two years on each bill, each sentence to run consecutively and to begin and take effect at the expiration of the previous sentence. Appellant’s motion for a new trial having been refused, these appeals were taken. Balter, who was paroled after sentence, did not appeal.

Three questions have been raised for our consideration: (1) Was the evidence sufficient to sustain the convictions of…